Cruz

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Cruz is a given name used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (11% of births). There have been 33,972 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 29,755 as boys and 4,217 as girls. Cruz gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 2013 and remains popular today.

Popularity Over Time

Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	1,127
2023	1,032
2022	1,093
2021	1,150
2020	1,122
2019	1,138
2018	1,045
2017	996
2016	1,036
2015	1,092
2014	1,254
2013	1,278
2012	1,264
2011	1,127
2010	1,013
2009	925
2008	874
2007	700
2006	544
2005	496
2004	433
2003	375
2002	337
2001	360
2000	301
1999	268
1998	299
1997	257
1996	242
1995	259
1994	230
1993	209
1992	196
1991	206
1990	221
1989	223
1988	195
1987	183
1986	171
1985	149
1984	136
1983	120
1982	133
1981	124
1980	121
1979	102
1978	137
1977	102
1976	108
1975	103
1974	111
1973	97
1972	104
1971	92
1970	99
1969	111
1968	103
1967	87
1966	109
1965	92
1964	121
1963	106
1962	107
1961	105
1960	129
1959	119
1958	148
1957	132
1956	141
1955	116
1954	113
1953	126
1952	120
1951	136
1950	134
1949	156
1948	128
1947	124
1946	130
1945	99
1944	101
1943	113
1942	123
1941	99
1940	123
1939	124
1938	130
1937	118
1936	120
1935	115
1934	100
1933	102
1932	110
1931	137
1930	125
1929	146
1928	149
1927	137
1926	136
1925	161
1924	121
1923	155
1922	110
1921	126
1920	127
1919	132
1918	88
1917	66
1916	51
1915	74
1914	56
1913	43
1912	37
1911	29
1910	26
1909	10
1908	14
1907	23
1906	16
1905	19
1904	9
1903	5
1902	15
1901	7
1900	6
1899	6
1896	6
1895	5
1892	6
1890	8
1880	6